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Product Hunt is one of the hottest places to launch your startup in right now! <br><br>We had the pleasure to host Ben Lang, Founder of MapMe and a Product Hunt moderator to tell us more about the platform and how leverage it for a successful launch.
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How To Launch A Product On Product Hunt BEST PRACTICES DELIVERED STRAIGHT FROM A PH MODERATOR Ben Lang, Mapme August 2015 Webinar
Special guest: Ben Lang Mapme)
When do I post • Product is ready for global launch • Have an awesome landing page • Looking for press, buzz
How do you post? • Get an invite from a member • Ask someone to post for you
Does it matter who posts? • Yes, there are influencers • There are “followers”
What’s best time to post? • Late morning Israel time • Tuesday / Wednesday
How do I do research? • Google Product Hunt • Look at most upvoted posts each day • Follow Product Hunt team • Read other case studies
Should you be active? • Yes. • Comment on posts, post other products, log in every day.
What should you do once you’re live • Introduce yourself • Answer questions • Don’t ask for upvotes • Thank people who voted (on Twitter) • Tell your users about it • Keep the momentum
I’m in “upcoming” • The Product Hunt team chooses what to feature. • You can ask them, but they carefully go through everything. • Most products don’t get featured.
Should I do something special? • Let’s look at these examples
Some numbers - 2014 • 61,497 comments • 628,466 total upvotes • 23,501,457 unique visits to products • 3,652 collections created
Questions? @benln ben@mapme.com
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